Top Ten Signs That the Lion King is Much More Overrated Than Frozen

Ever since Frozen became the most successful Disney film in the animation canon, while there was one side that praised the film's success like they did with every other Disney film before it, there was still another side that threw tantrums like babies and called it "overrated", saying that they prefer The Lion King better. It's not the first time that a Disney film based on an old story has done successful in the box office and this happened before many times. Of all other films they like better than Frozen, why The Lion King? If anything, The Lion King is more overrated and there are reasons why.

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Although, if Frozen does get rereleased in the future, then it might still have the chance.

2Frozen does not demonize a real animal species like The Lion King did to spotted hyenas

Sure, there were wolves that tried to attack the protagonists that can easily be classified as 'villainous', but none of them were henchmen to the main villain and they were just dangerous wild animals looking for food. How the hyenas were in TLK, was just wrong and should not be tolerated; instead of just a few individuals, the whole species was Scar's henchmen, and not even a single one wasn't, and the species wasn't even part of 'The Circle of Life' or whatever it was called. The sad thing is that TLK fans say that the hyenas in the movie are the same as hyenas in real-life (which is not true) just because Shenzi the female hyena is the "leader" of the clan (and the funny thing is that "Shenzi's clan" actually has been led by a male all along, first Scar, a lion, in the original film, now Janja, a male hyena, in the upcoming Lion Guard series) and that animators went to a hyena research facility for a reference (which they obviously got in trouble for when the ...more

Yes, I know the meaning of overrated, but TLK still sucks more than any other film.

3People don't act like crybabies when Elsa's and Anna's parents died in the storm early in Frozen like they do with Mufasa's death in the first 30-something minutes in The Lion King. Instead, they get over it, move on or pretend it never happened.

It's kind of annoying seeing Mufasa's death as the #1 saddest Disney moment in every single list I see.

Why can't TLK fans do the same? Especially since Simba only lost one parent and not both. Besides, Mufasa wasn't even much of a good character, people.

In Frozen, the parents kinda are just there, no personality. In TLK, we get to see Mufasa as a character, not a parental figure. - ClovertheAverageCat

At least we know which story Frozen was based on (The Snow Queen), whereas there is still a flaming debate going around behind The Lion King's story origin. TLK is mistaken as either the first Disney film that's completely original and not based on an existing story, or based on a documentary on African wildlife, or based on the Bible when it's none of those things... Let's not forget the controversy about whether or not TLK is a ripoff of Kimba The White Lion.

5"Be Prepared" is a much more overrated song than "Let It Go"

Especially when it comes to the fanmade crossovers and junk that fans post on the Internet. All of TLK's songs are overrated but Be Prepared is the most overrated due to so many fans liking it so much that they make spoofs of characters, mostly villains, from other movies and such singing it. Whereas not everyone likes Frozen's songs, you don't see as much hate and fair criticism of The Lion King's songs and I don't know why. It seems that more fans prefer to see Steele from Balto or even Shadow the Hedgehog singing "Be Prepared" as opposed to, say, Donald Duck singing "Let It Go", and I find that cringe-worthy.

Because more people sing let it go!

6Frozen doesn't get an awful spin-off show for a preschooler demographic that teaches the wrong message about animals like how TLK has The Lion Guard, which will teach the unfair message that how hyenas are bad and how all other animals are good

This doesn't have to do with TLK being overrated. If you said that TLK fans liked it, I'd say fair point. (Even though most fans I know despise it.) - ClovertheAverageCat

Kay sure, but maybe we should tell Disney to keep making movies, but NEVER make shows

I swear, TLG is going to be the worst animated series in this new generation.

7The Lion King is often used more in spoofs and crossovers by fans

Now this has got to be one of my biggest Internet pet peeves, is when TLK fans make crossovers of their favorite movie with all other movies, shows, games, books, comics, cartoons, you name it, as well as spoofs where they cast their favorite TLK characters into roles that they think that match. In fanart, they'll turn every fictional hero into a Simba-esque lion, heroine into a Nala-esque lion, main villain into a Scar-esque lion, a henchman or comic-relief villain into a hyena, and some other characters, usually sidekicks, into meerkats. It bothers me so much since the characters don't fit the animals, and that I do not see real spotted hyenas as henchmen, or vice versa. You certainly don't see any Frozen fans turning every female character into a 'snow queen', or every comic-relief sidekick into a snowman, as much as what TLK fans do to their favorite characters. Honestly, main characters aren't lions, henchmen aren't hyenas and heroic sidekicks aren't meerkats. I just wish that ...more

Have to agree. I hate crossovers. This is what easily attracts hate to fandoms, sticking your nose into other fandoms. - ClovertheAverageCat

8The Lion King is much more loved by the furry fandom

In my opinion, The Lion King hype was much more annoying than the Frozen hype.

There are so many fans of this movie that I just loathe. Especially that sicko who draws Shenzi porn. What's his name again? Ah, I remember now, TheHyenasSBE.

If it's more loved and has more fans, then it isn't over rad compared to the other - Billyv

9Whiny 90's nostalgists defend The Lion King to the death and claim it as the best thing ever. You don't see them doing the same with Frozen, or heck, any other Disney film in that matter.V1 Comment

10Frozen didn't get re-released the same year it was originally released, whereas The Lion King got released in the fall of 1994 after the tremendous success of it's original release in the summer of 1994.V1 Comment

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11Hakuna Matata is an overrated song more then Let It Go

That is true. Hakuna Matata kinda gets ear-grating after hearing it too much. With it's overly happy tone. RIGHT AFTER AN IMPORTANT CHARACTER DEATH. - ClovertheAverageCat